Lotteries

An Post National Lottery Company ( Irish Comhlacht Chrannchur Náisiúnta An Post) is the company which has the licence of "the National Lottery" ( Irish: "an Crannchur Náisiúnta") of the Republic of Ireland. The company was founded by its parent company An Post under a licence issued under the National Lottery Act, 1986 by the Minister for Finance for a lottery. The ownership of the company is between An Post and the Minister of Finance; it is split 80 to 20 percent respectively. The "National Lottery Fund" is a account kept at the Central Bank of Ireland and this is used to fufil the primary objective of the company which is the funding of "good causes", surpluses are paid to the account annually and distributed by the Minister. ...more on Wikipedia about "An Post National Lottery Company"

The Big Lottery Fund is a grant-making organisation in the UK. It is one of a range of distributors of money raised by the National Lottery. It replaced the former Community Fund and New Opportunities Fund on June 1, 2004 but the process of reorganisation is ongoing with regular announcements of new funding programmes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Lottery Fund"

The California State Lottery began on November 6 1984 after California residents passed Proposition 37, the California Lottery Act, authorizing the creation of a state lottery. ...more on Wikipedia about "California State Lottery"

Lotto style game played in California every Wednesday and Saturday. Five main winning numbers are selected from a set of 47 rubber balls, as is a so called mega number which is chosen from a separate set of 27 rubber balls. California has historically offered a number of Lotto style games, beginning with a so-called 6-49 game in 1986, which was changed at various times to a 53 number game (in 1990) which included a seventh bonus number, then to a 51 number game which lasted until sometime in the year 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "California Super Lotto"

Camelot Group plc is a private company which is the operator of the UK's National Lottery (Lotto). ...more on Wikipedia about "Camelot Group"

EuroMillions is a pan- European lottery, launched by Camelot on Saturday February 7, 2004. The first draw took place on Friday February 13, 2004 in Paris. The UK, France and Spain were involved initially, but lotteries from Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland subsequently joined the draw on 8 October, 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "EuroMillions"

Fantasy 5 is a common title for a pick-5 lottery game in the United States. It's used for pick-5 games in the following states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fantasy 5"

The Florida Lottery is one of the most lucrative single-state lottery systems in the United States. It is maintained by the Florida Lottery Commission, a state organization, from Tallahassee, Florida. ...more on Wikipedia about "Florida Lottery"

The Georgia Lottery is the statewide lottery in the U.S. state of Georgia. Headquartered in Atlanta and run by the Georgia Lottery Corporation, the lottery takes in over one billion US dollars each year. Half the money goes to prizes, one-third to education, and the remainder to operating and marketing the lottery. The education money funds the HOPE Scholarship, and has become a successful model for other states, including the new South Carolina Education Lottery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Georgia Lottery"

Gopher 5 is an exclusive lottery for the state of Minnesota, named after the Minnesota Gophers, operated by the Minnesota State Lottery. It is currently the most popular lottery game that is exclusive to the state. Gopher 5 was established May 22, 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gopher 5"

Hot Lotto is the multi- state lottery game available in seven US states ...more on Wikipedia about "Hot Lotto"

The Irish Sweepstakes was a lottery established in the Irish Free State in 1930 to finance hospitals, and because of this it is often known as the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes. The winner was determined based on the outcome of several horse races amongst them the Grand National. At the time of its inception, lotteries were generally illegal in North America and the United Kingdom. The Irish Sweepstakes became very popular in the absence of other readily available lotteries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Irish Sweepstakes"

Jueteng (pronounced wet-teng) is an illegal numbers game played in the Philippines. Jueteng came from China and it means flower (jue) and bet (teng). Although illegal, it is a widely popular game with participation that crosses most, if not all social and economic boundaries, played by rich and poor alike. With long odds and no limits on minimum or maximum bets, the lure of quick riches through a lucrative payout is by far its strongest appeal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jueteng"

Loto-Québec is an organization to develop and operate lotteries in Québec. ...more on Wikipedia about "Loto-Québec"

Lotteries in Australia include various lotto related products licensed by Australian lottery companies: Tattersalls, New South Wales Lotteries, Gold Lotto and others. Many Australian lottery companies (which operate in different states/territories) share their games, for example Tattersalls operates "Tattslotto" which is also run in different names (but using the same prize money/numbers) in other states. Lottery is subject to many regulations in Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lotteries in Australia"

Lotteries in the United States are run by individual states, there is no national lottery in the U.S. Most states have amended or re-written their constitutions to allow for a legal lottery. The following table summarizes which have them: ...more on Wikipedia about "Lotteries in the United States"

A lottery is a popular form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize. Some governments forbid it, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national lottery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lottery"

Lottery jackpot records are a matter of some interest to both participants and observers of this form of gambling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lottery jackpot records"

Lotto 6/49 is one of Canada's national lottery games, along with Lotto Super 7. Winning numbers are drawn every Wednesday and Saturday. The 6/49, launched in June 1982, was the first nationwide Canadian lottery game to allow players to choose their own numbers. Previous national games such as Lotto Canada and Superlotto (and regional lotteries such as The Provincial and Western Express) used pre-printed numbers on tickets. Lotto 6/49 rendered these forms of lotteries obsolete in Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lotto 6/49"

Lotto South is the multi- state lottery game in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia. It resulted form the merger of the three states' main games – Lotto Georgia, Lotto Kentucky, and Lotto Virginia – into one in September 2001. This was done to increase the size of the advertised jackpot by pooling them all into one. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lotto South"

Mark Six (Chinese 六合彩) is a lotto game organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Six" Enjoy shortopedia.

Mega Millions (formerly The Big Game) is a lottery game in the United States. Several U.S. states participate in the game, which has high jackpots (a minimum of US$12 million) with low odds and nine ways of winning. The Big Game began on August 31 of 1996 and had the largest jackpot (US$363 million) ever won in North America. The Big Game became Mega Millions began on May 15 of 2002, with the first drawing on May 17. Ohio and New York joined at that time, with Washington in September 2002 and Texas in December 2003. On June 22, 2005, California joined a revamped Mega Millions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mega Millions"

The Mega-Sena is the largest lottery in Brazil, held by the Caixa Econômica Federal bank. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mega-Sena"

Minnesota State Lottery is the official lottery association for the state of Minnesota. ...more on Wikipedia about "Minnesota State Lottery"

The National Lottery is the United Kingdom's largest lottery. It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the franchise was granted in 1993 and again in 2002. The lottery is regulated by The National Lottery Commission. The National Lottery undertook a major rebranding programme in 2002 designed to combat falling sales. This resulted in the main game being renamed Lotto. However, the games as a collective are still known as The National Lottery. It is one of the most popular forms of gambling in the UK. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Lottery"

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